Heave Away, Me Jolly Boys

Aye, ye caught the briny whiff of musky waters, ticklin’ yer nostrils like a blasted siren’s call, and felt the thunderous roar of the cannon’s beat deep in yer bones. Well heave away, me jolly boys with yer backs strong and spirits wild, for the sea’s a-glitter with promise, and there’s treasure aplenty waitin’ to be had. 

“Heave Away, Me Jolly Boys”, 2025, by Rebecca Rose. 1/1 digital 3D collage in three aspect ratios: 16:9 dimensions: 1920 x 1080 at 239mb (2 versions: with sound and silent), 1:1 dimensions 1080 x 1080 at 196mb (2 versions: with sound and silent), 9:16 dimensions 1080 x 1920 at 239mb (2 versions: with sound and silent), duration: 1:08. Includes 6 files of 3 different on-chain formats to accommodate digital displays, made possible through Transient Labs using the TL7160 contract. The original soundtrack was composed with AI assistance with sound mixing by the artist. This piece is the fifth chapter in “Tragic Kingdom” -animated stories from a fictional theme park’s underbelly, and part of the ongoing series “DeepCuts” -3D collages with depth inspired by songs. It was created for SuperRare Gallery’s exhibition in NYC, “Forever Again” in June 2025.

Rebecca Rose is an award winning collage artist exploring spatially collaged sculpts and animations. Her 20+ year body of analog, sculptural, and digital collage has received multiple major artist grants co-sponsored by The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation, The Joan Mitchell Foundation, The Willem de Kooning Foundation, The Andrew Mellon Foundation, The Ford Foundation, and Bloomberg Philanthropic. She has sold at Christie’s, created work for The Norman Rockwell Museum and was an artist in residence at The Joan Mitchell Center, Ox-Bow/SAIC, Selkie Rio Art Residency, and AOTM AiR Cohort 1.